The best SXSW Twitter feeds to follow the madness in Austin as it unfolds
If you're headed to SXSW or following from home, use Twitter to find out what's going down. We rounded up some of the best Twitter accounts to follow.
Facebook has crossed the line from social network to ad platform
Facebook's "personalized newspaper" is getting disturbingly ad-heavy.
From motivation to slander: How social media leverages shame for better and worse
How shame manipulates, embarrasses, and provokes social network users.
Instagram insights services Nitrogram expands, gets hashtag-happy
If you want to boost your social media profile, Nitrogram will help you figure out how to make the most of your Instagram account.
Facebook’s money-grubbing advertising model gets called out
Does Facebook rig its Newsfeed to benefit Promoted Posts? The website says no, but journalists and users beg to differ.
It’s National Day of Unplugging, and here are five ways Internet addicts can get through it
Constantly on your phone? At your computer? Surfing the Web? If this sounds like you, it might be time to take a brief hiatus from constant connectivity.
Will the companies feeding Vine’s growth ultimately poison it?
Celebrities and brands love the new video-sharing app. Can Vine survive its rapid growth?
Facebook will start giving your old, unpopular photos less attention
Facebook is sending older pictures to "cold storage" in an attempt to save money and energy.
MTV hacks MTV: The anatomy of a dumb Twitter prank
MTV and BET tried to replicate the Burger King hack that drew attention and 30k new followers - turns out, we don't appreciate copycats.
Can 10 million tweets measure happiness? New research says so
A new study claims it can measure a location's happiness by Twitter sentiment.
LinkedIn spams Twitter by appealing to our big, fat egos
If you shared your elite LinkedIn status on Twitter or Facebook, you're not alone. LinkedIn's congratulatory e-mails created big social media waves.
19 clicks of separation is the Internet’s Kevin Bacon rule
It only takes 19 clicks to connect any random page to any other page, according to a new study.
Facebook makes it (slightly) easier to opt out of targeted ads
Facebook is owning up to its targeted ad practices by adding a logo to notify you of third party ads.
Want that Twitter verification badge? Watch out for hoaxers
No matter how badly you want that blue check mark, avoid looking like a rube by ignoring Twitter pranksters promising verification.
Tumblr gets a facelift, shows off new inline posting feature
The new, sleeker Tumblr allows for inline posting and an improved photo uploader, among other changes.
Turns out, chefs hate your food porn habit
If you like standing on your chair to get the perfect iPhone shot of a truffle-encrusted organic croque monsieur, you might be in trouble.
Will Facebook Graph Search Make You Look Like an Idiot? Check out these actual Graph Search results
The new Facebook Graph Search holds a lot of promise, but it could also make you look really, really dumb.
